October 26, 2014

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Sir Ronald Sanders receives honorary doctorate from UWI

Oct 26, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Sir Ronald Sanders receives honorary doctorate from UWI

“I consider myself a consummate Caribbean man” (The following is an abbreviated version of the address by Sir Ronald Sanders to the Graduands of the Faculty of Social Sciences of the St...

Hamlet at the NCC: Civilization still alive in Guyana

Oct 26, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Hamlet at the NCC: Civilization still alive in Guyana

A British theatre group brought Hamlet to the National Cultural Centre (NCC) on Friday evening. It was an enjoyable production, but perhaps within the Guyana context the wrong Shakespeare play....

China wants its mining companies to disclose payments to overseas Govt’s

Oct 26, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on China wants its mining companies to disclose payments to overseas Govt’s

The China Chamber of Commerce for Mining, Metals and Chemicals – a Chinese government-affiliated body – on Friday launched a set of voluntary guidelines for Chinese mineral companies that operate...

The People Progressive Party – does it really care?

Oct 26, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on The People Progressive Party – does it really care?

By Sheba Thomas The obsessive use of the new slogan ‘ Because we care’ by the People’s Progressive Party is intriguing; to care is a very humanistic quality that requires the provision of what...

Home is where the heart is, but don’t lose your head!

Oct 26, 2014 KNews Countryman, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Home is where the heart is, but don’t lose your head!

Countryman – Stories about life, in and out of Guyana, from a Guyanese perspective By Dennis A. Nichols The Bahamas is beautiful, but it’s not home! America is the home of the brave, (and the...

Why has Chikungunya spread so fast countrywide?

Oct 26, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Why has Chikungunya spread so fast countrywide?

(From the desk of the Vector Control Director, Dr Reyaud Rahman) Chikungunya was first detected in Guyana in May 2014. It was however detected in the first Caribbean territory, St. Martin, in...

The Emergency Room visit (cont’d)

Oct 26, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on The Emergency Room visit (cont’d)

(With Dr Zulfikar Bux, Head of GPHC’s A&E; Asst. Prof. of Emergency Medicine) The emergency room of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) works without a break. It is there to...

Ebola is a national threat. It requires a national response

Oct 26, 2014 KNews APNU Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Ebola is a national threat. It requires a national response

President Donald Ramotar’s broadcast to the nation last Friday, 17th October, was necessary but did not go far enough. The President indicated that his government is aware of the international...

The Crab-eating raccoon (Procyon cancrivorus)

Oct 26, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on The Crab-eating raccoon (Procyon cancrivorus)

The crab-eating raccoon (Procyon cancrivorus) is a species of raccoon native to marshy and jungle areas of Central and South America (including Trinidad and Tobago). It is found from Costa...

Housing and You…Revisiting the mortgage application process

Oct 26, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Housing and You…Revisiting the mortgage application process

By Leonard Gildarie The rainy season appears imminent. Yesterday, it was raining cats and dogs, as they say, and I saw large pools of water in the pot-holed roads and the drains overflowing with...

Support group being touted as crucial feature for heart patients

Oct 26, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Support group being touted as crucial feature for heart patients

By Sharmain Grainger The possible formation of a support group for heart patients is currently being discussed among some patients of the Caribbean Heart Institute (CHI). The relatively novel idea to...

Immigration INFO: Immigration News For Our Community

Oct 26, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Immigration INFO: Immigration News For Our Community

By Attorney Gail S. Seeram, Gail@GailLaw.com Through this “Question & Answer” column, our goal is to answer your immigration questions. We appreciate your comments and questions. If you...

Book Review…A memoir of longing and hope inspires single women

Oct 26, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Book Review…A memoir of longing and hope inspires single women

Book: The Not-so-Patiently Waiting Handbook: Will work for love Author: Day “Dream” Alston Reviewer: Dr Glenville Ashby Often times, it is said that good things come in small packages. Author Day...

Facing criminal charges and the realities of the Magistrates’ Court

Oct 26, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Facing criminal charges and the realities of the Magistrates’ Court

By Sunita Samaroo So, you’ve found yourself on the wrong side of the law and you’re about to be charged. In fact, three days ago, you were sitting on the bench at a police station, not knowing...

The day I did the unthinkable

Oct 26, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on The day I did the unthinkable

In my very young days I was a server or as some people say, an altar boy. I therefore participated in many funeral services in Anglican churches and I often heard the priest say, “Oh death, where...

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Mehidy magic (4-23), headline Warriors 6-wicket cakewalk win over...

Sep 12, 2026

2026 Republic Bank CPL…GAW vs. TKR (Kaieteur News) – Guyana Amazon Warriors signed off their run at home with a huge bang after handing long-time rivals Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR) a 6 wicket...

Should Guyana build a small refinery?

Sep 12, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The public discourse, thus far, on a refinery for Guyana asks some legitimate questions about cost, management, financing and commercial risk. But it makes a fundamental analytical mistake of evaluating the proposed Guyanese refinery as though its purpose were to become another...

The World Has Broken the 1.5°C Promise. Small States Should Not Have...

Sep 06, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – The world has broken the 1.5°C promise it made to its most vulnerable countries. The breach has not yet been recorded on a sustained basis, but the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) says it is widely assessed as unavoidable and likely within the...

Jagdeo on breaches, accountability Pt 1

Sep 12, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Great to see Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo, Vice President, taking control. Ministers, Permanent Secretaries, Regional Executive Officers, and assorted others summoned to a session with the new Minister for Virtue and against Vice. Dr. Jagdeo is the best man for that job. He knows the...

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Sir Ronald Sanders receives honorary doctorate from UWI

Hamlet at the NCC: Civilization still alive in Guyana

China wants its mining companies to disclose payments to overseas Govt’s

The People Progressive Party – does it really care?

Home is where the heart is, but don’t lose your head!

Why has Chikungunya spread so fast countrywide?

The Emergency Room visit (cont’d)

Ebola is a national threat. It requires a national response

The Crab-eating raccoon (Procyon cancrivorus)

Housing and You…Revisiting the mortgage application process

Support group being touted as crucial feature for heart patients

Immigration INFO: Immigration News For Our Community

Book Review…A memoir of longing and hope inspires single women

Facing criminal charges and the realities of the Magistrates’ Court

The day I did the unthinkable

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